I am very excited to introduce to you the new Harvard School of Public Health "Healthy Eating Pyramid" which replaces the old USDA Food Pyramid we are all used to referring to. The new food pyramid is called the "Healthy Eating Pyramid" and it incorporates weight control and exercise into a structure of healthy eating guidelines/bricks. “This new pyramid fixes fundamental flaws in the USDA pyramid and offers sound information to help people make better choices about what to eat”.
It is about time that the food Pyramid’s structure reflects the true factors that comprise of creating a healthy lifestyle. The foundation brick in the Healthy Food Pyramid combines the important health elements of; daily exercise, food calorie intake and weight control, displaying their relationship with one another (“Weight change = calories in – calories out”). If you burn the same amount of calories you eat then there are no fat cells left for your body to store so your weight remains the same.
The other HFP bricks are: Whole Grains/Carbohydrates, Healthy Fats and Oils, Vegetables and Fruits, Nuts Seeds beans and Tofu (about time), Fish, Poultry and Eggs, Dairy or Vitamin D/Calcium Supplements, and Multi Vitamins with Extra Vitamin D, Alcohol in moderation.
The “Healthy Food Pyramid” clearly outlines the suggested use for each brick. For more information on the new "Healthy Eating Pyramid"
